This is a lichen of dry granitic overhangs, especially the undersides of large boulders. Search these undersides for small scurfy patches which are pale green when fresh and dotted with exceptionally small (0.1–0.15mm diam.) red-coloured discs stuck together like warts.
Original text submitted by Vince J. Giavarini
Simms, M. J., (2016). Micarea myriocarpa V.Wirth & Vězda ex Coppins. [In] LichenIreland. http://www.habitas.org.uk/lichenireland/species.asp?item=18828 Accessed on 2019-02-22. |